Best & Worst '80s Remakes

WORST: 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'

This slasher remake also failed to improve upon the basics established by its predecessor, but the film made matters worse by sucking the campy fun out of its iconic villain Freddy Krueger, who was made a horror icon by Robert Englund. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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Hollywood loves a movie remake. And there are few decades Tinseltown favors more than the 1980s. Just last year, remakes of '80s favorites "About Last Night," "RoboCop" and "Endless Love" simultaneously hit theaters across the country. In honor of this '80s invasion, take a look at the very best and worst of the decade's do-overs.

Keep clicking to see which films made the list. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Sony and Universal)

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This 2012 remake of the popular TV series was more like a B-team of entertainment. Too long, too loud and too caught up in its own hype, this film failed to capture the spirit of the series. To boot, the studio cast an MMA fighter ("Rampage" Jackson) as the franchise's most likable character, B.A. Baracus. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Fox)

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Who would have thought that a movie starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill would be the best of anything? But it's true, this remake of the television cop drama is getting seriously positive reviews for both its winks and nods at the original and the legitimately big laughs it elicits from the audience. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Columbia)

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While not technically a remake, this prequel had the same title and same plot as John Carpenter's 1982 film, which involved a group of scientists who discovered a man-eating alien in Antarctica. What may have been a fresh concept 20 years ago felt tired in the now-over-saturated genre. In this case, being too faithful to the original was this beast's downfall. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Universal)

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A loose remake of the 1980 classic about students at a performing arts high school, this movie simply failed to appeal to its audience. And in the age of "American Idol," "High School Musical" and "Glee," its audience is booked solid with singing kids. To boot, the movie felt like a poorly acted after-school special. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: MGM)

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Nobody gave it a chance, but this film ended up being a refreshing and enjoyable update to a film that is so quintessentially '80s. Jackie Chan pleased as this generation's Mr. Miyagi, while Jaden Smith proved that talent and charm really do run in his family. Overall, Chan and Smith managed to capture the chemistry that made the 1984 film a favorite. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Columbia)

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Loud, violent and dumb. Few words describe this update to the 1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger film better. While the original would never be praised for its dialogue, performances or storyline, this remake managed to do even worse in all three categories. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Lionsgate)

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Even this movie's star, Sam Worthington, didn't like his remake of the 1981 film. During a January interview, he criticized his own performance, saying, "I'm the lead of that film and I don't really like what I did in it. I believe I should have pulled my socks up a bit better and done a bit better and created a character, rather than just being a conduit for the action." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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The quality of this remake surprised everyone. Including its stars. This faithful remake of the beloved 1984 Kevin Bacon movie was the perfect combination of attractive actors, a timeless story and toe-tapping tunes with restrained tweaking of fashion, technology and pop culture references. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Paramount)

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How do you improve upon a film that was nominated for four Academy Awards? You don't. In fact, you don't even come close. Russell Brand learned this the hard way with his goofy remake of the Dudley Moore favorite. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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Fans of the slick '80s crime drama "Miami Vice" would certainly never call the show "boring." The same cannot be said for the movie remake. Dull, aimless and uninspired, this big-screen adaptation starring Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell lacked the one thing that made the TV series so much fun — the 1980s. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Universal)

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In 1980, "Friday the 13th" gave birth to the modern day slasher movie, which combined sex, gore and screaming teenagers. The 2009 reboot did nothing to evolve the genre and, frankly, didn't even get the basics right. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: New Line)

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This slasher remake also failed to improve upon the basics established by its predecessor, but the film made matters worse by sucking the campy fun out of its iconic villain Freddy Krueger, who was made a horror icon by Robert Englund. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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While "Friday" and "Elm Street" failed by not being different, "Piranha 3D" succeeded by being exactly what the originals (released in 1978 and 1981) were — a venue for gore, satire and gratuitous nudity. And this remake did not lack. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Dimension)

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Before Jessica Simpson was pregnant for an eternity, she made her film debut as Daisy Duke in this vacant remake of the '80s TV classic. Already a barely amusing excuse to put car chases on the big screen, this film failed to make those car chases worth a $10 ticket. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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